Abstract
To generate a radially polarized laser beam we designed and fabricated a new Brewster optical element that consists of convex and concave conical prisms. The lateral surface of the convex conical prism was coated with a dielectric multilayer (SiO2 and Ta2O5) to enhance polarization selectivity. By combining two prisms we obtained a conical Brewster prism without beam divergence owing to refraction. A radially polarized TEM01* (R-TEM01*) mode laser beam was demonstrated when this prism was used inside a Nd:YAG laser cavity.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3063-3065 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Optics Letters |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 22 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2005 Nov 15 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics